6 New Orleans Urban Legends You’ll Never Forget

If you’ve been living in New Orleans for a while, there is no doubt that you’ve heard some pretty fascinating urban legends about living in this city. Here are some of the most spooky New Orleans urban legends that we know you won’t forget anytime soon. Don’t read this alone!

If you grew up around Cajuns in Louisiana, there’s a good chance you heard a thing or two about this werewolf that is known to trap people under their spell, sometimes transforming them into werewolves as well, especially if they haven’t been following their Lent commitments as well as they should have been.

This legend comes out of the 1930s, saying there was a man dressed in all black that would haunt the New Orleans area of Algiers, claiming to be able to curse people and having an alliance with Neptune.

Rumors of vampires have swirled around New Orleans from the beginning of its history, and many vampire aficionados consider New Orleans a second home. Jacques de saint Germain, a popular vampire character from the novels of Chelsea Yarbro, is said to actually live in New Orleans, having been there for hundreds of years (he is over 4,000 years old).

While there is no question that the “Voodoo Queen of New Orleans” existed in the city and had a profound and powerful effect on its citizens, there are many supernatural occurrences that swirl around her life, including rumors that her life spanned two lifetimes—that of her own and of her ‘daughter’, that she could set spells against those that crossed her, and ultimately that if you visit her grave, you can have your wishes granted.

Other urban legends regarding vampires include a story from 1984, where nine people were found dead with their throats removed, but no blood was found at the scene. Vampires were immediately identified as the issue here, and for this reason some say the incident was covered up by officials.

Following Hurricane Katrina, many natives of the 9th Ward neighborhood reported that the levee failings that completely inundated their homes was not only a construction error by the Army Corps of Engineers but actually a planned dynamite detonation that sacrificed the neighborhood for the sake of the rest of the city. This was never confirmed but some in the neighborhood still believe it to be the case.

Did you know all of these New Orleans urban legends that you’ll probably never forget? We have some amazing tales that just itch to be told across the country. What other urban legends do you remember hearing when you were a kid?

Kezia Kamenetz is a native to southern Louisiana and lives in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans currently. When not writing about all the amazing things to be found in her state, her central passion is dreams and the wisdom they can offer, which you can learn more about by visiting KeziaVida.com